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About Hunavalli Village

Hunavalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 210 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 460.83 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 210
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunavalli compares

By the 2011 count Hunavalli is the 140th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 460.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hunavalli

Hunavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hunavalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hunavalli from other places

Hunavalli lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hunavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 13 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 16 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 58 km

Villages closest to Hunavalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sorab tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hunavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunavalli village had a population of 437. That makes it the 140th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hunavalli village has 210 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunavalli has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hunavalli is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunavalli covers 460.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hunavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunavalli is Balegundi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hunavalli.

Hunavalli is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Balegundi is about 16 km away. Shikaripura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunsavalli (under 2 km), Kannuru (under 2 km) and Brahmanavadaholekatte (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hunavalli today is likely to be higher.

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